clothes worn for a particular job or activity

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outfit

outfit [noun] (CLOTHES)

a set of clothes worn for a particular occasion or activity

US

/ˈaʊt.fɪt/

UK

/ˈaʊt.fɪt/

Example:

I've got a cowboy outfit for the fancy dress party.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

outfit

I. out‧fit¹ /ˈaʊtfɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
1. a set of clothes worn together, especially for a special occasion:
She bought a new outfit for the party.
a cowboy outfit
2. informal a group of people who work together as a team or organization:
My outfit was sent to Italy during the war.
a small advertising outfit in San Diego
3. British English a set of equipment that you need for a particular purpose or job SYN kit:
a tyre repair outfit

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

outfit

out·fit [outfit outfits outfitted outfitting] noun, verb [ˈaʊtfɪt] [ˈaʊtfɪt]

noun
1. countable a set of clothes that you wear together, especially for a particular occasion or purpose
• She was wearing an expensive new outfit.
• a wedding outfit

• a cowboy/Superman outfit (= one that you wear for fun in order to look like the type of person mentioned)

2. countable + singular or plural verb (informal) a group of people working together as an organization, business, team, etc
• a market research outfit

• This was the fourth album by the top rock outfit.

3. countable a set of equipment that you need for a particular purpose
• a bicycle repair outfit
Example Bank:
• He looked very smart in his new outfit.
• I'm looking for a necklace to complete my outfit.
• The pair arrived in matching white outfits.

• A London-based market research outfit has been appointed for the job.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

outfit / ˈaʊt.fɪt / noun [ C ] (CLOTHES)

a set of clothes worn for a particular occasion or activity:

I've got a cowboy outfit for the fancy dress party.

outfit / ˈaʊt.fɪt / noun [ C , + sing/pl verb ] informal (GROUP)

an organization, company, team, military unit, etc.:

He has recently set up his own research outfit.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

outfit

[a͟ʊtfɪt]
outfits, outfitting, outfitted
1) N-COUNT An outfit is a set of clothes.
  She was wearing an outfit she'd bought the previous day...
  I spent lots of money on smart new outfits for work.
2) N-COUNT: oft supp N You can refer to an organization as an outfit.
  He works for a private security outfit...
  We are a professional outfit and we do require payment for our services.
  Syn:
  organization
3) VERB To outfit someone or something means to provide them with equipment for a particular purpose. [mainly AM]
  [V n with/as n] They outfitted him with artificial legs...
  [V n with/as n] I outfitted an attic bedroom as a studio. [Also V n]
  Syn:
  fit out

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

¹out·fit /ˈaʊtˌfɪt/ noun, pl -fits [count]
1 : a set of clothes that are worn together
• She bought a new outfit for the party.
• a cowboy/ski outfit
2 : a group of people working together in the same activity
• He works for a publishing outfit. [=organization]
• My outfit [=military unit] was stationed in Iraq during the war.